Rigopoulos Nikolaos

Rigopoulos Nikolaos

Rigopoulos Nikolaos

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon

Dr. Nikolaos Rigopoulos is a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon and Traumatologist. He serves as the Scientific Director in the Trauma Department of the Orthopedic Clinic at the University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece. He also runs a private practice and is the head of the Pediatric Orthopedic Department specializing in gait and motor function disorders at St. Luke’s Clinic in Panorama, Thessaloniki, Greece.

 

Education and Training:

  • Graduated with honors from the Medical Faculty of Aristotle University (1989-1995).
  • Completed his residency in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Thessaly from 2001 to 2005.

Postgraduate Experience:

  • From November 1, 2005, to June 15, 2006, he worked as a research fellow in the Trauma Department of the Orthopedic Clinic at the University of Thessaly, under the supervision of Professor Malizos.
  • From July 1, 2006, to May 31, 2008, he served as a research fellow in the Trauma Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Southern California, USA, under the guidance of Professor Michail Patzakis.
  • From August 1, 2008, to July 31, 2009, he held a research fellowship in the Trauma Department at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, USA, under the direction of Professor James A. Nunley, M.D.
  • After successfully passing the USMLE exams on August 27, 2007, he worked as a research fellow in the Pediatric Trauma Clinic under Professor Robert D. Fitch, M.D.

 

Dissertation:

  • In September 2007, he successfully defended his dissertation titled “Therapeutic Algorithm Stage for Hand and Wrist Infections” at the University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece, graduating with honors.

 

Memberships:

  • He is a member of the American Medical Association and the Piedmont Orthopedic Society.

 

Specializations and Treatments:

  • Growth and development disorders
  • Internal and external rotation problems
  • Flatfoot in children
  • Injuries and pathologies in newborns and young children
  • Neuromuscular diseases in children
  • Scoliosis and kyphosis
  • Pediatric Orthopedics

 

Publications:

  1. Roidis NT, Karachalios TS, Rigopoulos N, Poultsides L, Malizos KN, Itamura JM “Osteochondral and/or ligamentous injuries associated with acute radial head fractures” J Bone Joint Surg *Am+, Letter to the editor (e-jbjs Am, 10 June 2004)
  2. Roidis NT, Papadakis SA, Rigopoulos N, Basdekis G, Poultsides L, Karachalios TS, Malizos KN, Itamura JM “Current concepts and advancements in the management of radial head fractures” Orthopedics. 2006 Oct;29(10):904-16; quiz 917-8. Review
  3. Ζ.Η. Dailiana, K.N. Malizos, S. Varitimidis, M. Hantes, G. Basdekis, N. Rigopoulos. “Low-molecular-weight heparin for prevention of thrombosis: inverted role” J Trauma. 2007 Mar 14
  4. Nikolaos RIGOPOULOS, Zoe H. DAILIANA, Sokratis VARITIMIDIS, Michael HANTES, Konstantinos BARGIOTAS &Konstantinos N.MALIZOS “Compartmental infections of the Hand” Scand J PlastReconstrSurg Hand Surg. 2008;42(1):38-42
  5. Zalavras CG, Rigopoulos N, Poultsides L, Patzakis MJ Increased oxacillin resistance in thigh pyomyositis in diabetic patients. ClinOrthopRelatRes. 2008 Jun;466(6):1405-9. Epub 2008 Mar 8
  6. Dailiana ZH, Rigopoulos N, Varitimidis SE, Poultsides L, Petinaki E, Malizos KN Clinical and epidemiological features of upper-extremity infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus carrying the PVL gene: a four-year study in Greece.MedSciMonit. 2008 Oct;14(10):CR511-4
  7. Malizos KN, Gougoulias NE, Dailiana ZH, Rigopoulos N, Moraitis T Relapsed clubfoot correction with soft-tissue release and selective application of Ilizarov technique. StrategiesTraumaLimbReconstr. 2008 Dec;3(3):109-17. Epub 2008 Dec 5
  8. Zalavras CG, Rigopoulos N, Ahlmann E, Patzakis MJ “Hip disarticulation for severe lower extremity infection” ClinOrthopRelat Res. 2009 Jul;467(7):1721-6. Epub 2009 Mar 10
  9. Zalavras CG, Rigopoulos N, Lee J, Learch T, Patzakis MJ “Magnetic resonance imaging findings in hematogenous osteomyelitis of the hip in adults.” ClinOrthopRelatRes. 2009 Jul;467(7):1688-92. Epub 2009 Mar 3
  10. 1Zalavras CG, Christensen T, Rigopoulos N, Holtom P, Patzakis MJ Infection following operative treatment of ankle fractures. ClinOrthopRelatRes. 2009 Jul;467(7):1715- 20. Epub 2009 Feb 19
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